David Reid, formerly of GameTap, has been named as the new VP of Marketing for NCsoft's North American Business.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 23, 2008NCsoft® Corporation (KSE: 036570.KS), the worlds leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announces the hiring of David Reid as vice president of marketing for the companys North American business.

Reid comes to NCsoft from GameTap, the online gaming service from Turner Broadcasting, where he served as vice president of marketing. Prior to that he worked at Microsoft as director of global platform marketing, where he led global marketing and product planning for the Xbox 360. At NCsoft, Reid will lead strategic initiatives in marketing and brand management for NCsoft and all NCsoft products published in the North American market. He begins his new duties immediately.